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Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade draws responses across the sports world, including Billie Jean King

  • The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to overturn Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to abortion.
  • Athletes and teams across the sports world quickly responded to the landmark decision.

The US Supreme Court announced Friday its highly-anticipated decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark ruling that made access to abortion a constitutional right across the country.

In a 5-4 vote, conservative justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett erased nearly 50 years of legal precedent on one of the most hotly debated social issues in modern American history.

And almost immediately, some of the biggest names and entities across the world of sports spoke out about the decision. From tennis legend Billie Jean King to former NBA stars and the WNBA players union, here's who's weighed in on SCOTUS' move to overturn Roe v. Wade:

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